Cigarette stub pulling and extinguishing device



July 31 1934.

J. A. AUSBROOKS CIGARETTE STUB PULLING AND EXTINGUISHING DEVICE Filed Nov. 3, 1933 nun-In."

. INVENTOR QZZLA usbrooks,

BY w M y ATTORNEYS Patented July 31, 1934 UNITE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE v My invention relates to improvements in devices for pulling cigarette stubs from holders, and

forextinguishing them; and it consists in'the combinations, arrangements and constructions 5 J herein described and claimed.

- An object of my invention-is to providea device which is adapted to be used primarily in connection with an ash tray and which has a means for positively pullinga short cigarette stub from 1. a holder, thereby obviating the necessity of using the fingers. 1 I

A further object is to provide anextinguishing means so disposed in relation to'the stub pulling device that when the'stub is pulled it will be im- ',-5j i mediately extinguished. r

A further object is to provide a device of the type described'whichisreadily removed from its base, such as an ash tray, so as to permit the latter to be emptied and which may be instantly 22.0 replaced and will be held rigidly in position.

A further object-is to provide a cigarette stub pulling means with a receptacle for water normally disposed underneath the stub pulling device and being held rigidly in position, but which can (522. be readily removed for emptying the water or changing it.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

' My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a central vertical cross section.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a detachable water receptacle.

In carrying out my invention 1 make use of a base portion which in the present instance is shown as an ash tray. This has the usual bottom and sides 6, with rests 7 for cigars or cigarettes. Extending centrally of the bottom or base portion 5 is a post 8 preferably made of a solid piece of metal and soldered, welded or otherwise secured to the base 5. A sleeve 9 shaped to conform E 350 to the contour of the post 8, which in the present instance is rectangular in cross section, fits over the post in sliding or telescopic relation. Secured to the sleeve 9 is a holder 10 for matches. On the opposite side of the sleeve is a loop 11 arranged 2:55 to receive a tongue 12 of a receptacle 13 for holdtherefrom. This blade is so constructed that observed, is pivoted at'16 and may swing down- -'wardly into the dotted line positionyas shown in 'ingthe receptacle in position. The latter, as will be observed,-may rest on'the bottom 5.

At theupper end of the sleeve 9 is pivotally -mounted a blade 14 having a tooth 15 extending on when it is turned upwardly, as shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2, it will engage a portion 9a of the sleeve, which acts as a stop member for preventing further rotation. The blade 14 as will be .6

Fig. 2.

parts of the device the'operation thereof may be readilyunderstood. In'the use of cigarette holders; the smoker will often let the cigarette burn down to a point where there is very little left of the stub. In extracting the stub he is liable to burn his fingers or to crumple the burning tobacco which may drop on his clothing. With the present invention all that is necessary is to raise the blade 14 from its dotted line to its full line position, and then engage the stub with the tooth 15 and the stub will be pulled from the holder. This may be done by bringing the stub against the '80 tooth and then pulling outwardly or by thrusting the cigarette directly against the point of the blade, whereupon the tooth will engage the stub and pull it from the holder. The receptacle 13 being located immediately beneath the plate will 85 receive the stub which falls from the holder and the water placed in the receptacle 15 will extinguish the stub, thereby preventing any danger of fire and obviating the odor of the burning stub. 00 The stub puller, as stated, is used ordinarily in connection with an ash tray as shown, and in order to prevent the snagging of clothing on the tooth 15, as for instance where one reaches over to deposit ashes in the tray, the blade may'fifi be swung down into the dotted line position as shown in Fig. 2. It will be observed that the tooth 15 when in this position, is protected on one side by the sleeve 9 and on the outer side by the back of the blade itself, thus preventing the G snagging of the clothing and of the fingers. The blade 14 is preferably held frictionally, like a knife blade, and may be swung to operative position, as well as the blade of a jack knife. It may be necessary at times to empty the ash tray where there is no necessity to empty the water receptable. In such instance the sleeve is grasped and pulled upwardly off from the post 8, the ash tray can be emptied, and the sleeve replaced. At other times it may be necessary to empty and mo refill the water receptacle when, there are no ashes to dispose of in the tray itself. In this instance the water receptacle is lifted until the tongue 12 disengages the loop 11 when the contents of the receptacle 13 may be dumped and fresh water put into the receptacle, and it may then be replaced, ready toreceive lighted stubs drawn by the tooth 15 for extinguishing them.

I claim:

l. The combination of a base having an upright, a toothed member secured to said upright, a receptacle disposed underneath said toothed member for receiving an article falling from said toothed member. I r

2. The combination with a base, an upright carried thereby, a toothed member projecting from said upright, a receptacle disposed beneath said toothed member to receive a burning article falling therefrom, and means within the receptacle to extinguish the fire.

p 3. The combination with a base, of an upright secured thereto, a toothed member projecting from said upright and adapted to engage a cigarette stubin a holder and drag the stub from the holder when the holder is being pulled away from the stub and a receptacle disposed beneath the toothed member for receiving the stub after its extraction from the holder.

4. The combination with a base, of an upright secured thereto, a toothed member projecting from said upright and adapted to engage-a cigarette stub in a holder and drag the stub from the holder when the holder is being pulled away from the stub, a receptacle disposed beneath the toothed member for receiving the stub after its extraction from the holder, and means within the receptacle for extinguishing fire in the stub.

5. The combination with a base, of an upright secured thereto, a toothed member projecting from said upright and adapted to engage a cigarette stub in a holder and drag the stub from the holder when the holder is being pulled away from the stub, a receptacle disposed beneath the toothed member for receiving the stub after its extraction fromthe holder, and a fire extinguishing liquid in said receptacle. 7

6. The combination with a base portion having an upstanding post, a telescopic sleeve carried by the post, a pivoted blade carried by the sleeve and having a tooth, a removable receptacle disposed beneath the toothed blade and having a fire extinguishing liquid therein.

7. A cigarette stub pulling device comprising a base portion, an upright post carried thereby, a telescopic sleeve arranged to slide on said post, a bladepivotally secured to said sleeve and provided with a tooth, said blade having a stop member arranged to engage the sleeve to limit the pivotal movement ,in one direction, said blade be- .ing movable to direct the point of the tooth toward the post for protection from the tooth, and

a receptacle disposed underneath the toothed;

blade for receiving burnt stubs pulled from holders bythetooth, andcontaining a fire extinguishing liquid.

8. The combination of an ashtray, a central support carried-thereby, a telescopic sleeve air-$1 5 ranged to slide on said support, a toothed blade secured to the sleeve, a fire extinguishing receptaclesecured to the sleeve underneath said toothed blade on one'side of said sleeve, anda match receptacle secured to said sleeve onthe iij o other side.

' JAMES ASA AUSBROOKS. 

